So I live in the Baltimore area which has full 4G/LTE coverage. I RARELY have 4G on this thing. Anyone having that issue as well?
Seems to connect fine for me when not on WiFi. I would be contacting Sprint if you are sure the LTE in that area is strong enough. Make them do the work to figure it out. Have you updated your PRL? If not you should do that and see if it helps.
From Sprint: "On some 4G LTE chipsets such as Qualcomm, the PRL determines if LTE is enabled for the geographic region you are in."
CCallahan said:
Seems to connect fine for me when not on WiFi. I would be contacting Sprint if you are sure the LTE in that area is strong enough. Make them do the work to figure it out. Have you updated your PRL? If not you should do that and see if it helps.
From Sprint: "On some 4G LTE chipsets such as Qualcomm, the PRL determines if LTE is enabled for the geographic region you are in."
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Just update profile and PRL. No luck. Do I need to reboot?
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Just update profile and PRL. No luck. Do I need to reboot?
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So I did all that, switched from LTE/CDMA to CDMA and back to LTE/CDMA. Sprint updated their end and everything. Still no 4G. They said it's a hardware issue, but I do have 4G off and on while driving so I don't understand what the issue is.
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So I did all that, switched from LTE/CDMA to CDMA and back to LTE/CDMA. Sprint updated their end and everything. Still no 4G. They said it's a hardware issue, but I do have 4G off and on while driving so I don't understand what the issue is.
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That is a pain. If it was me I would be taking the phone back until they get it working. For what we pay for the device and plan the pressure should be on them to get it fixed. Good luck.
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That is a pain. If it was me I would be taking the phone back until they get it working. For what we pay for the device and plan the pressure should be on them to get it working. Good luck.
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Yeah the live chat people are morons anyway. Might just go to the store and tell them to fix it.
I have the same issue in my area. I checked on sprint.com/coverage and it claims there is 4G coverage in my area. I hardly see the 4G icon on my phone and its painfully slow when on "3G".
I read somewhere that sprint is updating their towers for better coverage and start LTE coverage in more areas (mine included). I read on some unofficial site that they are only 23% done updating and are expected to complete the project (in my area) by the end of this year.
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nemesis93 said:
I have the same issue in my area. I checked on sprint.com/coverage and it claims there is 4G coverage in my area. I hardly see the 4G icon on my phone and its painfully slow when on "3G".
I read somewhere that sprint is updating their towers for better coverage and start LTE coverage in more areas (mine included). I read on some unofficial site that they are only 23% done updating and are expected to complete the project (in my area) by the end of this year.
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Yeah maybe that's it...
Check out your LTE coverage at this site http://www.sensorly.com/map/4G/US/USA/Sprint/lte_310sprint#q=chicago, ill
rushco said:
Check out your LTE coverage at this site http://www.sensorly.com/map/4G/US/USA/Sprint/lte_310sprint#q=chicago, ill
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I zoomed out pretty far on sprint in the us and I saw no purple on the map for all of the us?
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No problem in Baltimore with 4g
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Only seems to be affecting me inside of buildings actually.
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Only seems to be affecting me inside of buildings actually.
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From what I understand, that's pretty normal.
mjs2011 said:
From what I understand, that's pretty normal.
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Not normal on my E4GT when I had it.
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I zoomed out pretty far on sprint in the us and I saw no purple on the map for all of the us?
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You probably zoomed out too far. I copied and pasted the east and west together so you can see where Sprint LTE is in 1 image.
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Not normal on my E4GT when I had it.
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not the same 4g technology
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not the same 4g technology
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I understand that. Just would have figured newer tech means better coverage. I guess not.
I was just in Baltimore all week for business and I got 4G the entire week! I was staying right near Camden Yards at a Holiday Inn Inner Harbour.
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I understand that. Just would have figured newer tech means better coverage. I guess not.
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No, they just are not finished implementing lte. Think of sprint.com/coverage as planned coverage not actual completed sites. Most areas are 30%-40% complete from what I have been reading.
http://s4gru.com has a pretty in depth and accurate tracking system
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Actually, I had done something with my MSL changing my proxy settings & when it rebooted, I looked at my network preferences & noticed it was CDMA only. I had to enable LTE before I actually started seeing LTE again in areas when I KNEW I should've had it around Dallas. Thing was, it was several days before I noticed it was CDMA only!
Related
For those of you who are confused about Tmo's HSPA+ network and making comments on it's durability, here is a link that is on Tmo's website. I figured I'd make it easy for those of you that can't seem to do research.
http://t-mobile-coverage.t-mobile.com/hspa-mobile-broadband#
p.s. I have been in a couple of cities that carry HSPA+ right now and it's download speed from the interstate is around 4mbs. Remember peeps,IT'S NOT 4G. IT'S 4G LIKE. Quoted from Tmobile.
I am in an area that does not have HSPA+ and I pull down 4mb to 5mb all day long.
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Also keep in mind that no other carriers have 4g either.
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My area does have hspa+..well when I go out side cuz I don't even get reception in my apt..than again its a 3 story apt complex and I live in the bottom..but hspa+ or not the phone is still hella fast..loving it..lol
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Also keep in mind that no other carriers have 4g either.
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No. I believe you are incorrect sir.. AT&T does have 4G network as well as Verizon implementing their LTE (Long Term Evolution) network which is also 4G. Not to mention Sprint.
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I am in an area that does not have HSPA+ and I pull down 4mb to 5mb all day long.
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I believe you. KC is pulling that however there are still parts of KC that pulls 3g and edge. I have done the speed tests on that area (3x each). I believe that areas that are mentioned to have HSPA+ are probably still being boosted seeing how the network is still kinda new. I have noticed some members posting their speed results in places like Texas and the results are phenomenal.
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I am in an area that does not have HSPA+ and I pull down 4mb to 5mb all day long.
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Same. Except right now in one of my stores... I hardly have EDGE here. :\
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I believe you. KC is pulling that however there are still parts of KC that pulls 3g and edge. I have done the speed tests on that area (3x each). I believe that areas that are mentioned to have HSPA+ are probably still being boosted seeing how the network is still kinda new. I have noticed some members posting their speed results in places like Texas and the results are phenomenal.
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Yep. I can attest to that. At work, the HSPA+ speed is beautiful. I can browse endlessly while tethering.
Although for some reason at home it says I have HSPA+ yet I lose data constantly, and it goes from HSPA+ to Edge, totally skipping 3G. Either way, I have no complaints since I can just use WiFi. It has worked well everywhere else since I got the phone.
I have reach 7.46 megs on my g2 I think that 4g
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according to the map, i'm in an area with Very Fast Speed internet. I've maxed at 2mb/s though
None of the technologies available now are 4G, LTE isn't, and neither is WiMax, they are not capable of 100mbps download speeds, WiMax 2 and LTE plus are 4G networks and they won't be implemented till 2013, please get your facts straight. I got these facts from the comission that actually names the technologies. Google it
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No. I believe you are incorrect sir.. AT&T does have 4G network as well as Verizon implementing their LTE (Long Term Evolution) network which is also 4G. Not to mention Sprint.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20020365-266.html
No 4G yet.
ThaGeNeCySt said:
according to the map, i'm in an area with Very Fast Speed internet. I've maxed at 2mb/s though
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That map is awful. All of downtown Baltimore shows very fast, but I know of one tower in particular that is only UMTS, not HSPA. It would be nice to see a map of the coverage by data type instead of those vague speed descriptions.
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In NYC I pretty much get 2-3 mbit everywhere.
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Although for some reason at home it says I have HSPA+ yet I lose data constantly, and it goes from HSPA+ to Edge, totally skipping 3G. Either way, I have no complaints since I can just use WiFi. It has worked well everywhere else since I got the phone.
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Even though the G2 has the icon for 3G, it doesn't use it. It groups it with the "H" so it's either using 3G or HSPA+. I'm using the Mobile Signal Widget to have it accurately tell me if I'm using 3G or HSPA+.
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What app is that
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these are my speeds at 3AM i normally get 3.5-6mbps during the day
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Damn, I'm really envious of those speeds. Sometimes I'll be sitting on 0.65 Mbps if I'm lucky. My College was able to get me around 3.5 Mbps in one spot. The cons of living in Hawai'i. We get our technology last and even then, it's not amazing.
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What app is that
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Search the Market for "Mobile Signal Widget". Its the first result. Its from Empirical
Don't mean to be rude but that would be my first step when looking for an app...
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SuperFly03 said:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20020365-266.html
No 4G yet.
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I stand corrected sir. Touche. Good find.
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Ok so I called Sprint because of my horrible 3g speeds and he told me it was because of my area..which is true since I live in downtown..but he told me not to worry because all Sprint towers will be converted to 4g and then he said its gonna be as fast as regular cable internet..not sure about that part but we will see!!!!!!!!!
Did they say any kind of time frame? Does 4g & 3g even run on the same tower? Sure he wasn't just feeding you something? If the signal is too bad and you complain enough they will give you an airave
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Not quite....
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good news...just one question-when?
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Ditto
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Makes sense since most of their phones coming out are 4g.
How else will they rape everyone for the $10 service charge.
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LOL... 10char
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Did they say any kind of time frame? Does 4g & 3g even run on the same tower? Sure he wasn't just feeding you something? If the signal is too bad and you complain enough they will give you an airave
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He told me by the end of the year but maybe he was feeding me something lol but I have great signal but bad 3g and he said the airave would only be for signal strength for calls
OMFG!!!! This is great news!!!!!!!!
IB4TL
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Ok so I called Sprint because of my horrible 3g speeds and he told me it was because of my area..which is true since I live in downtown..but he told me not to worry because all Sprint towers will be converted to 4g and then he said its gonna be as fast as regular cable internet..not sure about that part but we will see!!!!!!!!!
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It sounds like a bs a salesman would tell someone to make a sale.
jonathan413 said:
He told me by the end of the year....
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They told me that last year when I bought my EVO
jonathan413 said:
He told me by the end of the year but maybe he was feeding me something lol but I have great signal but bad 3g and he said the airave would only be for signal strength for calls
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And they told me through chat before the Evo was released on June 4th that my zip code 33033 (Homestead (in South Miami) already had 4g... Well needless to say I have yet to connect 1 time to 4g... oh and i get about 10kiloBITS per second as of like 3 months ago... Ima have them check my data usage and understand why it has plummeted... they owe me at least a months bill free! (And they better upgrade me to full upgradeability like i have had for the past 5 years!) Either that or I'll have them so fed with litigations they will forget how to breathe... I love sprint---- LOVED sprint... Im fed up now with this ****.
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really?
sprint rep / tech told me... (insert any blah blah to get you off the phone and not cancel)
cant wait.
jayharper08 said:
Did they say any kind of time frame? Does 4g & 3g even run on the same tower? Sure he wasn't just feeding you something? If the signal is too bad and you complain enough they will give you an airave
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Actually, Sprint is in the process of converting old towers which required separate componants for 3G and WIMAX and converting them into new, smaller, all-inclusive towers so that they will be 3G/4G
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Actually, Sprint is in the process of converting old towers which required separate componants for 3G and WIMAX and converting them into new, smaller, all-inclusive towers so that they will be 3G/4G
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this, and the first post in this thread are completely false... what are you guys smoking?
Sprint doesn't own any Wimax equipment, it belongs to Clearwire.
Clearwire will only be building out 4G Wimax sites in major cities, the suburbs will be built out by OpenRange..
so, there can never be a combined 3g/4g cell site, they will always have separate equipment for both.
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what are you guys smoking?
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Its on their website, a member here, rushco who I believe is an employee, linked me to the article. What are you smoking?
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Its on their website, a member here, rushco who I believe is an employee, linked me to the article. What are you smoking?
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complete BS...
rpoz4z said:
this, and the first post in this thread are completely false... what are you guys smoking?
Sprint doesn't own any Wimax equipment, it belongs to Clearwire...
Clearwire will only be build out 4G Wimax sites in major cities, the suburbs will be built out by OpenRange..
so, there can never be a combined 3g/4g cell site, they will always have separate equipment for both.
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You've wrong. With Sprint Vision there will be one cellsite combining all technologies Sprint uses.
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here you go, dip****.
http://newsroom.sprint.com/press_kits.cfm?presskit_id=19
I might be late on this topic, but today I used 4G for the first time. I talked on the phone and surfed the internet at the same time! I was very surprised, so surprised I ram Pandora radio, talked on the phone, and downloaded apps from the market while on my blue tooth.
Now i'm very pumped up about 4G Android! Who cares about an iPhone now!
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Androids been 4g for a long time. Unfortunately sprints network connects to it as it pleases. I've given up on 4g until they upgrade their services, which you won't see me holding my breath over.
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We can't even get 4G wimax where we live. That's why I cautiously hopeful that when Sprint finally rolls out LTE we may actually get something faster than 3G around here.
I'm one of the Lucky ones..I live In a area with very good 4g service ...
So I know how you feel Breezy...
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I'm one of the Lucky ones..I live In a area with very good 4g service ...
So I know how you feel Breezy...
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Same here, got 8.5 down, 1.5 up this morning.
i get mediocre 4g at best. But i dont care cause i very rarely use it. Most of the time i'm on wifi
cant' live without 4g anymore in NY.. esp with crappy sprint 3g speeds. between tethering, checking email on a phone call or just loading pages faster, its so much better. obviously battery life suffers but for what i'm doing i have the phone plugged in alot so its ok
i thought 4g was just a myth
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I don't get this... hasn't there been 4g for a while..???
I've always been using 4g
And there's a thread somewhere on here that makes ur 4g a lot better and connects to weaker signals but its still very quick
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If live in or next to a major city more than likely you'll have 4g
Yup, I'm outside Chicago and get pretty good 4G service at my office. Home, not so much as it's not even there, but that's what WiFi is for. I consistently get 1.5Mb up, but you can tell that's what it's limited at. I have surpassed the 10Mb down limit a few times, but it's usually between 8.5-9.5.
If I'm forced to use Sprint's 3G speeds to do anything, I want to rip my hair out. Sometimes I think it's all the messing around with my phone I've done, but man...the 3G speeds are horrendously slow.
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If live in or next to a major city more than likely you'll have 4g
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Seems to be the opposite for me here in Phoenix...
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I don't get this... hasn't there been 4g for a while..???
I've always been using 4g
And there's a thread somewhere on here that makes ur 4g a lot better and connects to weaker signals but its still very quick
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I know 4G been out got the longest, but many of us don't get to use it. As much as they advertise 4G, I never knew what 4G was actually capable of. I'm sure if I didn't know the full capabilities of 4G, there is many others who don't know it either. At &T advertises talk and surf the internet at the same time, when I asked sprint about 4G, the only answer I get is that its faster.
And lol xopher.hunter, I also thought 4G was a $10 a month myth.
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I can't love something I don't have, sorry OP.
If you don't have it at home and don't have Wifi, don't try it when you are somewhere that has it because you wont want to use your phone ever again on 3g. I really hope the slow expansion of 4g is because they are going to roll out LTE. I got my OG Epic on launch day, activated it, turned on 4g and have had it ever since. I have literally only used 3g four times and one of those was to run Speedtest. Maybe it would be more fair if those that have never had 4g got LTE first but that's not likely.
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ac16313 said:
Seems to be the opposite for me here in Phoenix...
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No, he said a MAJOR city lol It's ok, I have little-big city syndrome here in Portland, OR too ... although I do get some spotty 4G service around town ... of course even that cuts off about a mile from my house. So close, and yet ...
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No, he said a MAJOR city lol It's ok, I have little-big city syndrome here in Portland, OR too ... although I do get some spotty 4G service around town ... of course even that cuts off about a mile from my house. So close, and yet ...
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Considering Pheonix is within the top 10 most populated cities, it is MAJOR.
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Considering Pheonix is within the top 10 most populated cities, it is MAJOR.
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What? Phoenix is a city? Thought it was only in final fantasy games....
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No, he said a MAJOR city lol It's ok, I have little-big city syndrome here in Portland, OR too ... although I do get some spotty 4G service around town ... of course even that cuts off about a mile from my house. So close, and yet ...
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I was going to go there but I held back. I knew it was only a matter of time...lol
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it's nice but it's unstable in most of the places
Just a question , i searched the forum and nothing. In Brazil, we got exactly the same phone as atrix 4g, except the fact it is 3g only. even the model is the same (mb860).
Someone tested, or know if there would be a problem flashing the 4g roms?
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Just a question , i searched the forum and nothing. In Brazil, we got exactly the same phone as atrix 4g, except the fact it is 3g only. even the model is the same (mb860).
Someone tested, or know if there would be a problem flashing the 4g roms?
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"4G" is just a marketing ploy used by Att, the phone is not really 4G (LTE).
lol good to know, at least i know its the same phone. I want gta 3 on it asap! ^^
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lol good to know, at least i know its the same phone. I want gta 3 on it asap! ^^
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Yup GTA3 on the Atrix is gonna be sweeeeeet!
cant wait \o/
Is there (or is it possible) any way to enable 4g on this phone? Does att even have 4g networks or is it simply this "3g hspa+ with enhanced backhaul" crap. I'm happy with the speeds, just wondering.
ar31791 said:
Is there (or is it possible) any way to enable 4g on this phone? Does att even have 4g networks or is it simply this "3g hspa+ with enhanced backhaul" crap. I'm happy with the speeds, just wondering.
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Here ya go.http://searchengineland.com/guide/how-to-use-google-to-search
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ar31791 said:
Is there (or is it possible) any way to enable 4g on this phone? Does att even have 4g networks or is it simply this "3g hspa+ with enhanced backhaul" crap. I'm happy with the speeds, just wondering.
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I believe I read Att expects to have an LTE network by 2013 lol.
Can I install a retail brazil in a No Barzilian phone?
Greatings
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Can I install a retail brazil in a No Barzilian phone?
Greatings
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you'll have to go to Barzil and find out...
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I believe I read Att expects to have an LTE network by 2013 lol.
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Lol wow. I mean its not that big of a deal to me, my phone's internet speeds are generally as fast or faster than my cable connection at home. But when other networks already have real 4g, its a bit worrying to see one of the largest carriers not have it yet. By 2013 we could have 6g though. lmao.
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Lol wow. I mean its not that big of a deal to me, my phone's internet speeds are generally as fast or faster than my cable connection at home. But when other networks already have real 4g, its a bit worrying to see one of the largest carriers not have it yet. By 2013 we could have 6g though. lmao.
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HSPA+ (what we have now) is still considered a 4G network, and AT&T has recently begun to roll out their LTE network in major cities (http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/08/atandts-4g-lte-network-is-live-in-san-francisco/ for example)
can't really blame AT&T for advertising HSPA+ as 4G when it's technically part of the whole 4G terminology though.
Ah ok. Yeah the speeds seem comparable, and they do make it clear if you read about it on their site. I didn't know hspa+ was technically 4g so thanks for that info.
Is the atrix compatible with LTE as is?
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Alcapone263 said:
HSPA+ (what we have now) is still considered a 4G network
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Only because there was/is no 4G standard so Att just called it 4G and who is anybody that is not Att to say otherwise? If Att called a bottle of water 4G who would be able to disprove it? 4G IS NOT created equal, it needs to be better standardized and regulated..
ar31791 said:
Is the atrix compatible with LTE as is?
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Nope!
WiredPirate said:
Nope!
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What changes are required to receive 4g? Would it just be a firmware upgrade or is there hardware incompatibility?
ar31791 said:
What changes are required to receive 4g? Would it just be a firmware upgrade or is there hardware incompatibility?
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Hardware, unfortunately.
WiredPirate said:
I believe I read Att expects to have an LTE network by 2013 lol.
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AT&T already has LTE up and running in Phoenix.
BGR tested it already and gets 40+Mbps download speeds.
Now to wait for a decent LTE phone to get released for AT&T.
rjohnstone said:
AT&T already has LTE up and running in Phoenix.
BGR tested it already and gets 40+Mbps download speeds.
Now to wait for a decent LTE phone to get released for AT&T.
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Oh wow. Yeah that's quite a bit better than what I'm getting on the current HSPA+ network here. haha. I do feel greedy though when I say "I WANT FASTER" when I can already browse the internet on my phone as fast as I can on my cable connection at home. xD
Whose got it and how fast is it?? Also does anyone know where I can find a coverage map for it??
Joe0113 said:
Whose got it and how fast is it?? Also does anyone know where I can find a coverage map for it??
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The regular coverage map for data shows Spark coverage in addition to standard 3g/4g. Don't have it in my market yet but according to Sprint is supposed to reach peak speeds of 50-60mbps.
My stuff slow.....whats funny is they allegedly always workin on the towers or fixing something and always got the fukin nerve to be coming out with some allegedly newer or better/faster but never seems to fix what they already got running..... I swear if it wasn't for this employee discount that I receive which pretty much take $20 off my bill I would be so done with Sprint for this average service I get
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I get at least 30 down and about 7-8 up in Dallas.
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Right outside of Houston
Joe0113 said:
Whose got it and how fast is it?? Also does anyone know where I can find a coverage map for it??
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I dont go by sprint maps on their site. Go to s4gru.com become a member and donate about $10~$20 bucks to become a sponsor member which will let you see map coverage and every sprint tower in this country, can see which one is active with 3g only or 4g only or a towers with both 3g/4g active that site has alot of great info about sprints coverage and more.
Im in miami where band 41 in most tower is active but i cant recall if miami was already launched with spark but here's some tests.
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yellowman82 said:
I dont go by sprint maps on their site. Go to s4gru.com become a member and donate about $10~$20 bucks to become a sponsor member which will let you see map coverage and every sprint tower in this country, can see which one is active with 3g only or 4g only or a towers with both 3g/4g active that site has alot of great info about sprints coverage and more.
Im in miami where band 41 in most tower is active but i cant recall if miami was already launched with spark but here's some tests.
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This morning in Austin, TX. Couldnt get LTE yesterday to save my life, they must be fixing things here.
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Ya I'm in the DFW area and I am getting 3g. No LTE. Very disappointed choosing sprint. Can not use the s5 to its potential!
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shawngormley said:
Ya I'm in the DFW area and I am getting 3g. No LTE. Very disappointed choosing sprint. Can not use the s5 to its potential!
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Are you using 3 band?
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I enabled the 3 band, what is it though exactly lol?
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I enabled the 3 band, what is it though exactly lol?
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According to Sprint....
"These tri-band devices support active hand-off mode between 800MHz, 1.9GHz and 2.5GHz providing data session continuity as the devices move between spectrum bands."
"these devices are expected to give users the best experience by shifting from one band to another, depending on what speed is needed for the application in use at a given moment."
Supposedly band 3 is for international. Enabling it does nothing.
I disabled band 3 and the other 3 options enabled. It doesnt let me choose the order. Looking at the sprint map it shows spark in dfw.
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I live in the Portland Oregon metro area and on 2 occasions when my GF has called me (from her S4 to my S5), the call was in HD voice. From what I understand, this can only happen in a spark situation. So I am betting they are getting ready to fire up the towers here in PDX ahead of schedule.
Rite by miami international airport pretty good 42mb dw..
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Speeds
Here is my highest one so far on sprint LTE(not spark band 3 2500Mhz). My spark is disabled so I'm sure this is not spark speed. I'm in Kansas City HQ for sprint...what a joke!
shawngormley said:
Ya I'm in the DFW area and I am getting 3g. No LTE. Very disappointed choosing sprint. Can not use the s5 to its potential!
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Hey they're I would call Sprint and make them reprovision your phone. A lot of peoples with S5's and even HTC m8's phones are not properly provisioned and they do not connect to LTE.
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Sprint dropped the ball on TRI-Band.....
shawngormley said:
Ya I'm in the DFW area and I am getting 3g. No LTE. Very disappointed choosing sprint. Can not use the s5 to its potential!
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Tri-band phones can only connect to LTE or CMDA(3G/1x) one at a time. To off set this towers and now being equipped Circuit Switched Fallback or Enhanced Circuit Switched Fallback. You are probably in an are where the Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) and Enhanced Circuit Switched Fallback (eCSFB) are not equipped on the towers. Sprint hasn't deployed this to most of its network yet. Areas that don’t have it already have no expected time frame for the roll out of this network technology, and since your smartphone is designed to prefer the ability to make and receive phone calls at all costs, it is programmed to stay on CDMA.
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Tri-band phones can only connect to LTE or CMDA(3G/1x) one at a time. To off set this towers and now being equipped Circuit Switched Fallback or Enhanced Circuit Switched Fallback. You are probably in an are where the Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) and Enhanced Circuit Switched Fallback (eCSFB) are not equipped on the towers. Sprint hasn't deployed this to most of its network yet. Areas that don’t have it already have no expected time frame for the roll out of this network technology, and since your smartphone is designed to prefer the ability to make and receive phone calls at all costs, it is programmed to stay on CDMA.
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This is the best info that I've seen anout this situation. I can get LTE if I update PRL or toggle airplane mode. Calling Sprint does nothing BC most have no clue what this is and everything they see is working as should. Very very frustrating to hear "oh your device is the issue, go return it for a new one". I can also go into LTE only mode and it stay connected until I change it.
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